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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
THE BIG CONVENTION,
THE AMAIeAalATED ASSOCIATION
Opens up It's Annual Convention at Pitts
burGh YsStSriay-Largs Attendance,
President wsIhs's AddFSSS-Ths
Wage CommittsO'S Work,

PlrTssuRGH, Pa, June 7,-The opening
session Of the annual Convention Of the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron and
Steel Workers was called to or at 10 o'clock
this morning at the Central Turner Hall
on Forbes street, William Weihe presid-
ing and William Martin acting ss secre'
tary,
The roll call showed thst iS0 delegates
were present. The convention is the
IaIgeat that has been held ainCeths Anal.
gamAted Association was organised. There
were l54 lodges represented. These show
q total Of 45OO new members that have
Joined the Association during the past year.
The Wage Committee has completed it's
report, which was ready to be presented
this afternoon, but twill not be laid be.
fore tho Convention before tomorrow
morning. The report, ss frat presented,
Ia likely to meet tho general approval Of
the delegates, as II goes to neither ex-
tYeme, but ia what might be called q
medium hetween the suggestions ol tho
different lodges. Some OF thssA favored
IS high boiling rate as 81 %, bat the
Wsge Committee has decided to
Rsk f>r $3.50 oil o two csat
card. The entire scale with the
exception Of one department, has
10 per cent Of an advance added to It, Tho
nAilers' scale Ia not changed, This will
leave II OF II cents when the card rate ot
nails is 50. The above figures glvs tho
basis Of what tho Wage Committee has
decided upon. BY taking copy OF last
years scale and adding 10 per cent to ii
Throughout, with the exception ot the
nailers' scale as decided upon by the Wage
Committee ia complete. The Wage Oonl.
miltee merely recommend that this ad.
vance shall be asked. Toe convention, II
10 thought, however, will adopt It.
In the afternoon the time was consumed
In hearing the report OF President Weihe
and the appointment OF standing commit.
tees. President Weihe's address referred
OF length to the growth Of the association
during the past year and the bright pros
peCts ahead and reviewed the several
difficulties they had to contend with, In
Guiding the Mipgo trouble and the lockout
al Woods mlllS at MCKessport, Psnna.
The scale committee will report to.mor.
row, but no definite action on the wage
question Is expected before Friday. The
question OF the Amalgamated Association
Joining the American Fed ration OF
Trades Unions will be considered bslore
the convention fGally adiOurns.
A delegate, Ia speaking Of this matsor,
said: II is quite likely that the matter
will come up. We all feel friendly toward
the Federation, but bslIeve that we will
atill continue our past policy aud not join
the Federation"
Already there is gossip concerning the
election Of officers. Some few delegates
have candldstes that they will probably
name. One Of the old delegates said this
afternoon that each annual convention
such rnmors were circulated, but that
they never amounted TO anything. II
generally conceded that Prealdeut Weihe
and Secretary Martin will succeed them.
BslYes.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
Crusade Against parnclllsm.

LONDON, June 7.-The Times to-day
publishes another installmsnt OF Ito 'Par.
nelllsm and Crime" articles. Opposite ita
leader pSge 1t publishes fac nlmile oi
the tenth page OF the frisL World, OF Now
York, Of February 10, 1884, and also the
greater portion oi Patrick Ford's address
published Ia the same Issue.
The publications are accompanied by an
explanatory artlCle describing the varlouA
funds mentioned and the late OF the mon
connected there with.
In an editorial on tho subject the Times
says: 1.-THE whole conspiracy, whether
carried on by meAly.mouthed gentlemen
who cit OF London dinner tables, or by
friends who organize arson and murder, ID
one and indiylBibles II 10 paid out Of the
same purse, worked by tho Same men, dI.
rected 10 the same ends aud inspired by
one tniverAl hatred Of England and Dc.
termination TO bring about, II possible, a
complete separation between England and
Ireland.
"WhOLhsr the money goes to support
the GladstonlanS Ia Parliament, or 10
equip desperadoeg for tho Committal oi
outFages ID EngllBh towns, 10 q mere mat.
ter oil tactics, Whenever we 6ud tho con.
atiLutlonAl agllAloM with tho mask laid
ahtde, "a Ia the case Of Mr.. DAvitt at
Bodyke, we End that their languSgO, son.
tlnentG and aims arc identical with those
of the ruthAnH by whoGa support they
live and whom they In Parliament pre-.
tend 10 be ignorant oil"
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GREAT CLOUD BURST.
JoHNsTowN, RA., EIooDED
By the Terrible DoWppOuF of Rain-Ths
Lower Floors OF Hou'ss Invaded By the
WAtSrSRud Many People DIScommod'
sd-BarnS and other Property Lost,

JoHsaTowE, Pa, June -Four city wa
to.day visited by o terrible food, csuset
by heavy rains to the south Of the county
along the stousy Greek river, Heavy rait
fell nearly an hour this morning, and abouI
noon the water began to back in bott
sEreAms,ths OouemSugh and stoney Greek
and by o'clock the city was inundated,
In the lowest parts the water covered the
frat floors, and in many houses the in,
mates elther took refuge on the second
floor or made TOR the hills for safety, No
deaths thus far are reported. The loss to
grocsrymen and dry goods merchants ID
said to be great and at this time no one
will venture at an estimate Of the losses.
The Cambria Iron Company, the
GautieF steel department and the John.
son Steel Railway Company all suspended
work until tomorrow, as also did all the
business houses. Tonight steam en-
gineA are at work In different
parts OF the city emptytng cellars Of the
water. The city 10 gloomy as only the
few who light their houses with electricity
havelight, Manufactured gRsls flooded out.
A few lamps aud candles have been hunted
up. The Western Union Telegraph office
has one lamp and that borrowed, while
the Baltimore 4 Ohio has neither
lamp flor wires. Great damage was
done in portions Of Somerset, and
Cambria counties. sEoney Greek, in Gam.
bris county, was o raging torrent this
afternoon, and trees, fences, barns and
outhousea were swept down the stream.
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AN lMponTANr CASE
Decided In the Missouri Courts In Regard
Railroads,


Railroads.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE deciaion rem
dered yesterday by tho Supreme Court in
the case in which the st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railway Company
appear IS respondent and the city as ap-
psllant, makes the railroad company indo-
pendent OF local leglslation and gives II q
right Of way through all the streets OF the
city for Its tracks in making extensions
which II wishes.
Tho decision was rendered by Judge
Black, who In reviewing the case, said:
"By the charter OF the ST. Louis and
Iron Mountain Railroad Company, and
the special act therein mentioned laws oi
1851, page 470; laws Of 1887, page 27l y Il
is provided: The company shall have full
power to build said road along or across
any State, county road, or the streets and
wharyes Of any city, town or village,
whether corporate or otherwfae; . :
but before such right shall vest in said
company they shall apply to the County
Court Of theproper county Tor such right,
and having filed in the Office Of the Re.
corder a plan Of said road, and the man.
ner in which II is to cross said roads OF
streets, or other public ways, and II the
County Court are satisfied that no great
Injury will be done to the public, they
may, by an order Of said Court, give the
right Of way to said company to use the
came for that purpose.
"The County Court in granting the way
over the streets under the special charter
provisions before quoted, acted as the
agent OF the State In the management oil
the public highways. The right to grant
the prayer OF the corporation rests in the
administrative discretion Of the Court,
The Circuit Court is powerless to review
this discretion, for no such power is given
by the law. Ifthis special charter pro.
vision is not available to the present cor.
poration, then the order is q nullity, and
may be 50 treated collaterally. Whether
available or not, the act Of the County
Court 10 one from which the law has given
no appeal.
"The order dismissing the appeal Is
therefore affirmed on the ground alone
that the order is one from which no ap'
peal will lie."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
The BOLT Of Vengeance.

ST. LOUIS, June IA special from
Brownsville, Texas, says: On Sunday
about 4 A. NJ, q thunderbolt struck house
at the Ohatone's rancho, killing two peo.
pie and stunning four others. .
Manuel Portales and his wiio were kill.
ed outright. EugOnio RinCones and wife
were stunned and when brought To were
each blind oil the right eye. Two boys,
SONS Of RinCongg, were stunned. The
entire party lay senAeless for about an
hour.
The Lightning glanced from mesquite
tree near by, entered through the roof Of
the aCal and struck them oil down 40
they stood around The table.
A suspicion has always existed among
their nelghbofa that PoftAleB and hls vile
killed her first husband, and they claim
that Heaven o vengeance has been execu.
ted on Portales and his vile and q warn.
Ing given 10 others.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08

At a meeting Of County School Com.
missloners held at the Court house ysster.
day, Michael Stein, Of Washington dls.
trict; 8. 8. JGcobs, OF Liberty; William
Connolly, Of Rlchland; W, H. WRddle, Of
Trladelphiai W. Q: WeIdmSn, County
Superintendent, and J. 7. Foreman, Sd.
perlntsndent elect, being present, Michael
ttein was elected Chairman and W. II.
Waddle Secretary.
The following Board Of Examiners wero
appointed for the year tVInnIng July lst:
]. U. o. Foreman, w. q. Woidman and
Mias Laura Wayt. .T0
on motion W. II, Waddle was directed
10 have one hundred poll books and tally
gheoig printed ior the use OF the different
Boards Of Education, The poll books to be-
delivered 10 the secretaries Of the Boards
and 10 be paid for by the Board Of Edu.
cation Ia proportion to the number OF
voting preGlnClS In each school district.
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YoRkvllLE, ILL, June 7.-The Circuit
Court Of this county isnow engaged in the
trial Of Catherine Krsntz aud her hus-
band. Franz Krantx jointly indicted by
the Grand Jury Of Kane county upon the
charge ofproduCing the death OF Frederick
shoger, o former husband Of Mrs. Krantz,
by administering To him poison, placed In
beer and given him while he was sick.
Fred shoser and Catherine, his wife,
now Mrs. Krantz, had lived together for
many years OF Aurora, and were the
parents Of seven children. KrSntz came
here to board, and in o short time Shoger
died, and very soon after the widow mar.
ried the boafder. Suspicion was aroused,
the body was exhumed, and, poison being
found In his stomach, the pair were ar.
rested. All the children have given cir
cumBtantial evidence tending to convict
the mother,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08

LONDON, June IA prominent engineer
points to the fact that the floods which are
devasting the Thesis valley OF Hungary,
are the direct result Of human stupidity
and not q visitation Of Providence. The
river never should have been dyked Of ali,
The typographical conditions Of the coun.
try demand the annual inundAtlons OF O
part OF the valley. When devoted 10 sgfi.
culture under the ancient system this re-.
gion was marvelously fertile, on account
Of the annual floods. The attempt 10 ple
vent them has led to a false belief In the
security OF the inhabitants and encouraged
the establishments which nutFer greatly
when nature bursts the bars which men
vainly set up against her forces. The
writer instances the lower Mississippi Val.
ley In America aa 0 similar illustration Of
his theory. He regards the treatment ol
the Niles as aaording an example Of the
true method Of settlement along great
riverp, the periodical flooding oil The ad,
jacent country being utilized 90 an aid "a
tho growth oil crops, which in the ond be.
come q source OF greater revenue than car
be realised by forcing an artificial use ol
the river and its surroundings,
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AN ENnAGED MANS ACT.
He Kills His wife and Two Sons and Then
Suicides.


MAYavILLE, KY, June IA terrible
tragedy occurred Saturday night at Mill.
wood, . few miles from here, in which
John H. Fields fatally shot his wife, their
two cons, and afterwards cut his own
throat, dying instantly. Fields had be.
come enrased OF his wife for alleged i'm.
proper conduct with neighbor. satur.
day evening, as his vile was clearing away
the supper table, he Crept up to q window
and through II fred al her with q double.
barreled shotgun, the charge striking her
in the breast and inaICting fatal wound.
Their two sons, who were seated on the
porch near by, rushed to their PROSTATE
mothers aid, when the father, after o des.
perate struggle with them, broke away,
reloaded his gun, took careful aim and
fred OF them both, inaicting fatal wounda
on both. He was soon captured and
bound with ropes, but during the night
managed to escape. Search disclosed his
dead body in the hay NOV. He had cut
his throat from ear to ear. Fields was q
wealthy farmer formerly, but recently had
met financial Teverses, and this, with the
trouble with his wife, Is supposed to have
unsettled his reason.
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DID NOT END RIGHT.
A IlomnncO of the Sandwich Islands -Th
Inst Act takes Place Ia boston.

A Iomnnco of the Sandwich Islands The
Last Act takes Place In Boston.
BosroS, June IA romance that oc'
cuued 1--WE years ago on an isle in the
Pacific eliminated to-day in o terrible
tragedy in the cellar Of low sailors dive,
No, s Bennct street. Atnoon to-day come
Of the inmates found John Kalna, Sand
Wich, Islander, laying dead in the cellar
with q bullet hole in his chest. Elmer
Olson, q swede, is under arrest charged
with his murder.
Five yeGra ago Kalna was q cattle dealer
in the Island Of Hawaii, one Of the Sand
TiCh group, and had lately married q bali
breed girl who was known for her beauty.
The pair lived happily In all Dimplicity
until Oslen, then o young Swede, aged
TWENTY-FIVE, visited the island In his ship,
and going into the interior met Kalna'G
vile, who could talk English. He fell IN
love with the young woman, and desert
inP his ship persuaded her to elope with
him TO San Francisco. Returning home
Kalna found his wife gone, and sWore
yengance. That day he set out In pursuiil
oilho couple. Since then the woman died
and both men went to sea. They met iol
the tist time in Boston to-day, and the
result was On impromptu duel In the eel
lar In which the wronged husband wa
killed. The story was cortoborased BY
Olsen, who contends that he attacked Hrs'
BY KSlna'a and shot him In selt.deIense
He ssys Kalna's vile was not III treated
and diaA a natural death.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
INSANE AsYLuM.
Meeting of the New Dlreetory-Appllcants
for Petitions.
Special Dispdlch 10 he Eats!Gpenea.

Meeting Of tho New DlrsetOry-Applicant
for Positions.
Special Dipaleh 10 he htslIlOsastr.
WESTON, W. Va, June 7.-The DlreC.
tors OF the Hospital for the Insane met
and organized at the Asylum building this
morning. The members Of the Board arc
all present except George O. sturgies, Of
Monongalia county, who had previous to
this meeting informed the Board that he
could not be present. ]. ]. Chipley, OF
Hardy, was elected President and John A.
Preston, Of Greenbrier temporary seCre-
tary, aud the day has been takon up by
the organization Of the various committees
In order and further particulars cannot be
obtained at this hour aa lock and key and
shaded windows are sgstnst newspaper
writer's.
The number Of applicants for the
various positions and officers al the asylum
10 simply immense, Lewis, Upshur, Har-
rison and Kanawha counties being strong
ly represented by those seeking iavors
from the Board. So far as isleaInsd, DR..
Byron, OF PoCahontas county, Is the only
candidate for DR.. Blaud's official CATERS,
but It Is generally conceded by those who
are in position to know, that the present
Board will make very few, II any, changes
In the management Of the institution, and
that some OF the withdrawing now being
done would look bad on the Asylum
fence.
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Mr.. HESRY GEORGES United Labor
Party has announced a State convention
to be held in Elmirs in August to put a
ticket in tho aold. This does not suit the
Democratic politicians. Gov. Hill par
tlcularly is nervous over 1t, and he Is said
to have Matched a scheme to draw the
iangs ont Of the George serpent. There ia
to be convention on the same day in the
same placs of the Governors friends
under the name Of the Union Labor Party.
This convention will declare against nom
mating ticket. II the George men put
up ticket, the other men will set up a
shout against it. In short, Governor Hill
will deal with the labor vote on the prin-
clpls Of "divldo and conquer" The i'm
preston Is that Notwithstanding the Gov
ernor's tactics the George party will nom
mate ticket that will be we'll supported.
This will make an interesting Hituation
for the Democratic nominees.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
TIE vANDALIA DEAL,
The Latest Developments COnSsrninE tn
Matter,


81, Louis, June 7,-Oolonel Hill, Super
intsndent Of the Yandalls, said to-ds!
that the arrangement enteredinto with TIL
Ohio and AIlssIss!ppl Tor an entrance init
East St, Louis was that the Vandalil
should make a fill embracing an area o
considerable extent,
This was partially done, and the com
pletlon Of the work 10 the only claim thu
Ohio and Mislisslppl has against the Van
dslla, A few hundred dollars woulC
make good the deficiency, and the tive
ToRda are mot likely to come 10 ArupturE
on these trihlpg matters.
An Ohio 4 Mississippi official, wheI
question about the matter, smiled and Rald
there was more to the story than that, II
regard to the Pennsylvania Company, the
YandGlia people express the belief thai
the OlncIncinnoti, Hamilton & Dayton
gyudtcate has simply stepped into Pfeat'
dent MCKee'H shoes, and that the traffic
arrangements will be continued % before,
A contract 10 said TO have been entered
into with the leasing Of the Vandalia, by
which ample proyiSions were made in any
contingency.
The general impression among railroad
men 10 that the Baltimore 4 Ohio ID
prominently In the background, and that
the future Of the Pennsylvania, "a regards
81. Louis, hinges largely on the concea'
aions this company Is willing TO make the
Baltimore 4 Ohio In the matter OF the lat
tsr'a New York and Philadelphia csnnee-
tion. Should the Pennsylvania connsC-
ton with the Nandalia be actually sever
cd, Ito msans Of reaching this city other
than by the construction ot an indepen-
dent line are not inviting,
The indianapolis q Vincennes and the
Indianapolis, Decatur 4 Springfield are
many miles longer, and by reason Of
roughness render fast running dangerous.
The Bee Line Ia quite out OF the question,
as an intense rivalry exist between the
two roads. II Ia even whispered that the
Bee Line IL at the bottom et the whole
trouble. In short, should II transpire that
the Pennsylvania has been outwitted and
will be deprived by the Baltimore 4 Ohio
OF ita immense Southwestern buHinese
over the Vandalla, the construction Of an
independent road to this city would ap.
pear to be the sole resource.
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New YoRE, June $50 small were two
boys who were arrsiened at the fombo
Police Court to-day, that the tnapiStrSls
was obliged 70 rise from his seat and lean
over hlB desk TO zoe them. They wore
John, MeVhan aud william KlotE6efger,
aged 0 and II yeAfB respectively. They
were charged with murder.
When on their way home from nChool,
the two boys met Ah aged Italian, Louis
MaSkropsLfo, at The corner Of Grand and
Mott streets, William pushed John
against the old man, who fell. He got up
and moved away, but the boys stoned and
ioSIled him until hO iOll again, itGOtutlnp
als ekall,
The Old man was taken To o hospital,
where hp died, and The youngsters ato "a
be tried Tor his murder.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
MoRGANToWN,
C0ngrssSman Wilson'S Address before the
Literary Societies,
pnnsioI DI.,n1tab In tks It,lSliL1a1Hsv

special DtpdieR 70 ts 4i4eHsgetee'
MoRaANTowE, W, Va, June flowing
TO the inclemsnt weather but q small sized
audience greeted Hon, W, L, Wilson al
the University last nisht to listen to his
Rddress before the literary societies on
"The prospects OF popular government in
America"
He compared the system Of English gov
eTnment and that ot American governs
ment, the various branches that composed
each and illustrated tho advantages Of q
government Of the people as opposed to
one whose authority Ia vested in min
istry, He related his experience as an
American Representative the past four
years, and told how Congressman was
buEdeasd With Postotics appointments,
pension claims, ETC., and how In the face
OF all these opposing forces the people
wondered why their Representative was
not Q Daniel Webster, or q John o, CAL
houn. In concluding hls excellent ad-
dress he impressed upon the young men
the responsibility oil perpetuatlng this
grand government ot ours, and the Inn
portance Of education to enlighten the
ignorant masses,
Hon. ]. B. someryille, Of the Board Of
ReRents, Is registered at the Wallace,
Among the arrivals to-day were Regents
Chiffon, Bennett, sChilllng and somer-
vile,
To-day Proi. ]. O. White entertained the
members Of the senior class at dinner.
Commencement week opened under the
most favorable auspices, but the unfayor-
able weather Of today will have a tenden-
ey to lessen the crowd. Morgantown Is
looking her best, and II the weather per-
mits will see one Of the largest crowds
ever here.
The Universlty grounds are in excellent
condition, and the battalion drill Of the
cadets is praised on all sides.
The Opera House band las established
q reputation In MofgaRtown not soon to
be forgotten. The excellent music Of last
evening brought forth q hearty round Of
applause from the lovers OF music.
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FOUR LIVES TAKEN.
A Contest over n Tree claim in Dakota Re
suits In q Fearful Tragedy,


suits In n Fearful Tragedy.
HURON, OAK, June7.-A terrible trag-
edy occurred this morning.in Lake Byron,
q neighborhood twelve miles northeast oil
Huron. II 10 learned that Simeon Nelson
shot and killed Mrs, Shaw, her son, aged
about fifteen, and her sister, Miss Lyman,
aged twenty-five. The shooting occurred
OF 10 o'clock and was the result Of a con-
test over tree claim which was de.
cided in favor Of Mrs. Shaw, Bssidss the
three killed Nelson also shot G. A. Nelson
through the body. He will die. The
party went 10 the claim 10 do some plow-
ing, when they were met by Nelson, armed
with o rife aud q revolver and q large
knife. Mrs. Shaw was shot twice, once In
the hand and once through the body.
Miss Lyman and young Shaw were both
shot in the head. NJ. Lyman was also in
the party, and escaped by getting behind
his team. After the shooting Nelson
started for his house. Just before reach.
ing II he placed the muzzle Of his rife to
bis temple and blew his head almost To
atoms. There Ia intense excitement over
the affair and scores Of teams loaded with
people are going to the Gcene.